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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Lawlessness at the border has precipitated armed American incursions a few times in the past, and it's never turned out so good for Mexico and the Mexican people. Their government best muzzle their dogs before we are forced to go put them down.

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Who is going to muzzle our media which is going to portray this in the worst possible light. None of us hate our legacy media enough. They will do anything to put egg on Trumps face.

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Absolutely. Remember this?

Biden says Border Patrol agents 'will pay' after whipping at Haitian migrants while charging them on horseback

Good thing is there are ALOT of Americans that now realize the MSM is a crock and negative articles proven false are a real risk to them, unlike in the past.

Dave Robicheaux said:

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aTmAg said:

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We tried that before. They just go work for the cartel and take over. That's how the Zetas came to be.

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It eventually worked in Columbia

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I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but I'm talking about the training Mexican part. Not the working with them part.

I think Mexico will be harder to crack than Columbia. They are more infiltrated into the Mexican government and have had a long time to train and prepare. And they are more ruthless. I saw an interview where an American undercover agent was forced to watch them use a carrot peeler on a child's face to judge his reaction. He was very thankful that they didn't hand the peeler to him to take his turn, like they did to others.

aTmAg said:

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Dave Robicheaux said:

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aTmAg said:

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We tried that before. They just go work for the cartel and take over. That's how the Zetas came to be.

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It eventually worked in Columbia

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I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but I'm talking about the training Mexican part. Not the working with them part.

I think Mexico will be harder to crack than Columbia. They are more infiltrated into the Mexican government and have had a long time to train and prepare. And they are more ruthless. I saw an interview where an American undercover agent was forced to watch them use a carrot peeler on a child's face to judge his reaction. He was very thankful that they didn't hand the peeler to him to take his turn, like they did to others.

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NEW: The CIA has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, as part of Trump’s shift to treat cartels like terror orgs.

Via CNN pic.twitter.com/ZKMJ0Pd3y0

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 18, 2025

Boo, hiss. No Hellfires under the wing.

Find the leaker and afuera, ahora!

V8Aggie said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Ooopsie!

🚨 #BREAKING: The Mexican Senate has just APPROVED the entry of U.S. Special Forces to take on the cartels

FINALLY! 🔥

Trump has designated the cartels as “foreign terrorıst organizations” and they’re about to PAY for the American lives they’ve taken pic.twitter.com/f3J2MmN1Lf

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 17, 2025

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From what I can find it's only to train Mexican personnel.

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https://images.app.goo.gl/5Gm74do7rhHDkbeT8

Cartels are going to be squealing "green go" again real soon.

Looks like designation should be coming soon! From a few day ago:

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The Trump administration plans to designate more than a half-dozen criminal groups with roots in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations, said six U.S. officials with knowledge of the imminent action.

The move, to be carried out by the State Department, follows an executive order President Trump signed on Jan. 20 calling for a crackdown on major cartels. The designation is expected to be applied to eight groups, said three of the officials, though the list could change before a public announcement. The officials who spoke for this article did so on the condition of anonymity to talk about an action that has not been made public yet.

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The executive order referred in general to cartels in Mexico. It also specifically named Tren de Aragua, a group with roots in Venezuela, and Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a gang founded by Salvadoran immigrants in the United States that plays a lesser role in the transnational drug trade.

Besides those two groups, the State Department plans to designate six Mexican cartels: the Sinaloa cartel, Jalisco New Generation cartel, the Northeast cartel, the Michoacn family, the United cartels and the Cartel del Golfo, according to U.S. officials.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/state-dept-terrorist-designation.html

Smoke their haciendas while el jefe is there.

Rattler12 said:

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agneck said:

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The going rate now for an illegal to get snuck in to Texas from Mexico is $7000 to get you to the river and $7000 when you arrive in Texas.

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Where are all these poor folks getting $14K American dollars from?

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According to a very interesting podcast of Dr. Phil and the Goliad County Sherriff, the illegals go into debt with the Cartel. He goes on to say that this indebtedness to the Cartel by millions of illegals inside the US is even a much larger problem than the border itself.

Does anyone else think that were just going to make a deal with one cartel, taking out the others, to end the turf wars? Said cartel promises to keep all the resorts and border towns safe.

Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Rattler12 said:

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agneck said:

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The going rate now for an illegal to get snuck in to Texas from Mexico is $7000 to get you to the river and $7000 when you arrive in Texas.

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Where are all these poor folks getting $14K American dollars from?

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According to a very interesting podcast of Dr. Phil and the Goliad County Sherriff, the illegals go into debt with the Cartel. He goes on to say that this indebtedness to the Cartel by millions of illegals inside the US is even a much larger problem than the border itself.

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The cutting off the heads of the 'bank' should meaningfully remove their indebtedness.

The Mossad would be good consultants here.

Farmer_J said:

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Does anyone else think that were just going to make a deal with one cartel, taking out the others, to end the turf wars? Said cartel promises to keep all the resorts and border towns safe.

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Years ago I read something similar. That there was one cartel that we didn't go too hard on because they were able to maintain control. No idea if it was true or not